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The airy barn with a solid roof over your head!

Cool Creek Farm

Cool Creek Farm materialized in December 2017
after years of envisioning. It is now enthusiastically gardened and provides abundant, free-roaming living space to humans, 3 cats, 20+ chickens, goats, sheep, ducks and horses.
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The 10ft ladder to get to the loft area. 

Plenty of supplies for simple food prep. 

The smooth tarp ready to receive your bedding. 

Catch the morning sun and view of the pastures right from the loft.

Comfortable chairs to enjoy the farm view from the porch. 

The loft space is inside the big yellow barn. Lots of sun and shade around to suit your tastes.

Lillington

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These two cats were happy to offer their assistance in setting up the tent

Animal Sanctuary and Peace Park

Calling all hippies, treehuggers, Earth worshipers, and others who enjoy immersing themselves in nature! At Animal Ed.ventures Sanctuary, we are all about engendering a respectful, compassionate, and harmonic relationship with each other as well as the Natural World and her amazing creatures.
We have high hopes for the long-term preservation of our remarkable planet, her breathtaking habitats, stunning species, and awe-inspiring ability to support the Natural Order of all of it.
For almost 2 decades, we’ve been driven by the dream of creating a place of peace and respite for all who cross our threshold. From our USDA licensed educational program to our ongoing rescue efforts, we have the ability to provide an enriching and enlightening experience for people of all ages. 
While camping with us, visit Betsy, the Two-toed Sloth, and Teddy, the Capuchin Monkey, plus many other ambassadors at our sanctuary who are sure to inspire you and remind us of our interconnectedness!


The sanctuary gift shop has some incredible finds, like this customized shirt in support of Jalapeno the friendly red-sided eucluctus parrot

It was just a short walk from our vehicle to the campsite

There is a gift shop with a unique collection of handmade artesian crafts

There are bathrooms available for camper use

Cooking equipment

Jackson Farm Guest House

This farm has been in my family since Thomas Jefferson was president.
 I began management of the farm in 1980 and remodeled an old farmhouse into a guest house for a family or for couples to find an escape from the chaos of city life and the modern world generally. The house sits on a gated, 10 acre wildlife preserve, beside a 3 acre pond,
 which adjoins our 100 acres of fields and forest.

Our entire farm is in a conservation easement so it can never be developed, and we are one of the few private properties on the NC Wildlife Resources Commission "Birding Trail"; we have documented over 100 species of birds here in different seasons of the year. Our pond, private for guest house users, offers good fishing and we provide a boat. We also have over 2 miles of walking trails through our woodland and along the pond. Although we permit no outdoor fires, we do have a fireplace in the house and furnish free, seasoned firewood.

We grow organic vegetables, alliums, and fresh herbs, along with a great many flowers to attract pollinators.

Because some of our guests are allergic to pet dander,
 and because pets often frighten the wildlife away,
we do not accept any pets here, nor do we own any ourselves.

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We offer a  two bedroom private guest house with central heat and air, situated in a  10 acre, gated wildlife preserve which adjoins our 100 acre farm and  which overlooks a private fishing pond (with boat).  We  promise no TV, radio, newspaper, telephone or internet connection, but  do have a small library in the house.  For the convenience of the  ladies, the kitchen has no stove but does have a large, sheltered  smoker/grill (charcoal provided) on a covered patio beside the kitchen, a  full power microwave, and all other kitchen amenities, including a  French press with a bean grinder and electric kettle; we also provide  our own blend of fresh roasted coffee beans as well as tea, herb tea,  chocolate and popcorn. The bathroom has a large claw footed tub and we  provide bath salts and fresh organic herbs for the bath. There is a  working fireplace and we provide seasoned hardwood for it. Guests may  enjoy  our farm which offers about two miles of  woodland trails and abundant wildlife and birds but no domestic animals.  NO pets are permitted at the guest house because many guests have  allergies to animal dander.  In short, it is a place for individuals, couples and families to find ease, to enjoy a bit of peace, quiet, and privacy and to  go home refreshed, restored, relaxed. The house is so private it has a shower on the screened porch overlooking the pond.

We  are a little over an hour from historic Wilmington and several beach  resorts, only 30 minutes from Fayetteville with museums, a fine  botanical garden, and Fort Bragg, and very close to both I-95 and I-40  interstate highways. We are an hour south of the state capital city,  Raleigh, with many attractions. 

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Woodpecker right off the porch, also 25+ other birds seen in the span of an hour.

Cedar Creek Campground at Elease

Located just east of Fayetteville exit 49 off I-95, is our lovely, quiet, and secluded 30 acre tract of Southern Yellow pines that we purchased  11 years ago.  

Since we love camping so much we decided to carve out 15 campsites for other campers to enjoy.  

Most of our campsites are gravel and level.  We have a couple of sites that are grass for tenters.

We have only site 1 that has full hookups.  All the other sites are boondocking.

Nature trail.  Blue Blazed.  1/2 mile long.  Starts behind garden.

Tent site #6.  Dad and son stayed in apartment sized tent.  

Legacy Farms Leisure Area

We carved our 43 acre horse farm out of wild swampy land in 2007 and finished the barndeminium in 2008. My husband is retired from the Air Force and works full time doing the chores. I worked full time as a Neonatal Nurse Practitioner, but I just retired in May of 2024.  I have a side hobby making homemade jams, pickles and flavored goat cheese spreads. We love the peacefulness of where we live...although the chickens, ducks, geese, turkeys, guinea fowl, peacocks, goats and horses do get a little loud come feeding time.  We have different sites, please read each description or message me before you book a stay. We are constantly looking for ways to upgrade or make our farm more fun to visit.

The dining area slide out and where the 2nd sleeping area.

Sleeping area that folds down into the main bed. We usually just leave the bed down.

Eating area that folds down to make the second bed.

Fire pit - use allowed depending on wind and potentially too  too

Private Serene Camping

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Hidden River Farm and Retrievers is located at the end of a private dead end road.  We have two inviting campsites.  Both have fire pits and the option to hook to power (for an additional fee) should the camper need or want it. We also have a patio with sitting and eating area. 

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